'(e) institutions within the further or higher education sector (within the meaning of section 91 of the Further and Higher Education Act 1992) which provide or propose to provide secondary education (other than post-16 education);'.

'(3A) The Council may provide any person designated by the National Assembly with such information as the Council thinks fit about any matter in relation to which it has a function.'.

Mr Michael Foster

121

Clause 40, page 18, line 3, at end insert '; such information shall include statistics concerning staff (such as salaries and qualifications) in institutions and organisations delivering programmes funded by the Council, and shall be published and publicly available.'.

*Clause 41, page 18, line 13, leave out from 'adequate' to end of line 20 and insert 'facilities for education or training for a person with a learning difficulty who is over compulsory school age but who has not attained the age of 19 unless it also secures the provision of boarding accommodation for him, the Council must secure the provision of boarding accommodation for him.

( ) If the Council is satisfied that it cannot secure the provision of reasonable facilities for education or training for a person with a learning difficulty who has attained the age of 19 but not the age of 25 unless it also secures the provision of boarding accommodation for him, the Council must secure the provision of boarding accommodation for him.

( ) If the Council is satisfied that it cannot secure the provision of reasonable facilities for education or training for a person with a learning difficulty who has attained the age of 25 unless it also secures the provision of boarding accommodation for him, the Council may secure the provision of boarding accommodation for him.'.

Mr Tim Boswell
Mr James Clappison

144

*Schedule 5, page 67, line 35, leave out 'may' and insert 'must'.

Mr Phil Willis
Mr Richard Allan

81

Clause 51, page 22, line 12, at end insert

'(f) facilities for providing information, advice or guidance about education or training or connected matters secured by the Council under section 12(5) of this Act or by the Secretary of State under section 9 or the Employment and Training Act 1973 for persons over the age of 19.'.

Mr Michael Foster

122

Clause 51, page 22, line 16, at end insert 'including the requirement to have a professional qualification in teaching.'.

NEW CLAUSE RELATING TO PART III

'.(1) The Chief Inspector of Adult Learning may, on his own initiative, conduct an inspection of

(a) the quality and availability of a specified description of education or training, in a specified area of England, for persons who are aged 16 or over;

(b) the standards achieved by those receiving that education or training; and

(c) whether the financial reosurces made available to those providing that education and training are managed efficiently and used in a way which provides value for money.

(2) The Chief Inspector of Adult Learning must carry out such an inspection if asked to do so by the Secretary of State.

(3) If the Learning and Skills Council or a local education authority has applied financial resources in respect of education or training which is being inspected under this section, the inspection may extend to considering the manner in which the Council or that authority has applied those resources and whether they have been applied in a way which provides value for money.

(4) The education or training that may be made the subject of an area inspection is any education or training within

(a) the Adult Learning Inspectorate's remit; or

(b) the remit of Her Majesty's Chief Inspector of Schools for England.

(5) If, in connection with an area inspection, the Chief Inspector asks Her Majesty's Chief Inspector of Schools for England for advice on a matter relating to education or training within his remit, the latter must give such advice as he considers likely to be appropriate for the purposes of the inspection.

(6) A person providing education or training which is the subject of an area inspection must provide the Chief Inspector with any information reasonably asked for by him in connection with the inspection.

(7) Any local education authority whose area, or part of whose area, is within the area which is the subject of an area inspection must provide the Chief Inspector with such information as the Chief Inspector may reasonably ask for in connection with the inspection.

(8) "Area inspection" means an inspection under this section.'.

Mr Tim Boswell
Mr James Clappison

146

*Clause 88, page 39, line 26, at end add

'(2A) The requirement in subsection (2) above shall not apply to any programme of study leading to a certificate or other award which does not constitute a qualification.'.

Mr Malcolm Wicks

35

Clause 96, page 43, line 39, at end insert

'(7) The power to make regulations under this section is to be exercised by the Scottish Ministers so far as those regulations are to have effect in or as regards Scotland.'.

Mr Malcolm Wicks

154

*Clause 114, page 52, line 45, leave out 'and'.

Mr Malcolm Wicks

155

*Clause 114, page 53, line 2, at end insert ', and

( ) who is receiving, or in the Secretary of State's opinion is likely to receive, post-16 education or training (within the meaning of Part I of this Act) or higher education (within the meaning of the Education Reform Act 1988).'.